Episode · The Book Review · 2017-02-03
Books mentioned on A Brave Look at Depression
Gilbert Cruz recommended This Close to Happy by Daphne Merkin and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Alexandra Alter discussed 1984 by George Orwell and It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. Pamela Paul recommended Such, Such Were the Joys by George Orwell and others and You learn by living by Eleanor Roosevelt, and discussed Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, Siblings without rivalry by Adele Faber and others, Give me everything you have by James Lasdun, and The examined life by Stephen Grosz. Greg Cowles discussed The Girl Before by J. P. Delaney and The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro. John Williams discussed My Utmost by Macy Halford and My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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This Close to Happy
This Close to Happy by Daphne Merkin is a memoir that offers a candid and unflinching reckoning with severe depression.
Recommended“Daphney mkin will join us to talk about her new Memoir this close to happy a Reckoning with depression”
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Pachinko
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a sweeping historical novel that follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family living in Japan.
Recommended“minin Lee will be here to talk about her new novel Pachinko”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“last week on the podcast we were talking about the total Spike and S for George Orwells 1984 which is said like what's old”
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It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis is a 1935 political satire and dystopian novel that explores the rise of fascism in the United States and the election of a demagogic American president.
Discussed“there's a sort of political satire by Sinclair Lewis it can't happen here which is selling incredibly well and has been reprinted so it's interesting to see that”
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Such, Such Were the Joys
Such, Such Were the Joys is a classic autobiographical essay by George Orwell recounting his painful childhood experiences at a British preparatory school.
Recommended“such such were the joys which is my one of my favorite Orwell essays have you ever read it about his boarding school days”
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Free Food for Millionaires
Min Jin Lee's debut novel Free Food for Millionaires follows the ambitious life of Casey Han, a first-generation Korean American Princeton graduate navigating identity, wealth, and societal expectations in 1990s New York City.
Discussed“MH your first book came out in 2007 MH and what was that book called free food for millionaires”
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The Girl Before
The Girl Before by J.
Discussed“it's called the girl before by um an author named JP Delany it's in fact uh not a debut novel no it's a ponm”
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My Utmost
Discussed“I'm reading a new Memoir by a woman named Macy hord called My Utmost a devotional memoir”
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My Utmost for His Highest
Discussed“and she grew up reading regularly this Daily Devotional book called My Utmost For His Highest which is by a Scottish writer named Oswald Chambers”
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“well unsurprisingly I am still reading uh the power broker Robert Moses and the fall of New York that giant second installment of 46”
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Siblings without rivalry
Discussed“I finished the mie condo um and I moved swiftly on to siblings without rivalry”
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Give me everything you have
Discussed“then I got sidetracked into James Len's Memoir um uh give me everything you have which I that's the stalker Memoir that's the stalker Memoir”
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The examined life
The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz is a compelling collection of psychoanalytic case studies written by an American-born psychotherapist practicing in London, exploring how people lose and find themselves through therapy.
Discussed“um I also read the examined life which was one of your recommendations John”
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You learn by living
You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt is an insightful collection of reflections and practical wisdom written by the former First Lady in 1960, offering guidance on finding purpose, courage, and maturity.
Recommended“it's a book by Elanor Rosevelt um from 1960 called You Learn by living”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Daphne has also written dreaming of Hitler enchantment and most recently the fame lunches”
“Daphne has also written dreaming of Hitler enchantment and most recently the fame lunches”
“Daphne has also written dreaming of Hitler enchantment and most recently the fame lunches”
“and of course there's other dystopian books as we spoke about last week Rising as well like uh you know Alis Hy's Brave New World is up there”
“another book by another Clinton is uh Chelsea Clinton is publishing a book called governing Global Health about healthc care and she's co-written that with Debbie Shar”
“it's going to be called facing the messy truth so I think there was a big auction for that and I'm sure that was very competitive one”
“it's um Insane Clown president by the Rolling Stone journalist Matt taibi”
“and then in his more uh his recent book Avid Reader what are you reading”
“it's by uh um Adele Faber and elain mases and it came out like 20 years ago at least um but I think is still one of the great uh parenting books their followup to um how to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk”
“it's kind of the Psychotherapy version of uh Oliver Sax's the man almost took his wife for a hat”